Delirious (1991) (John Candy) - Blu-ray Forum

ps3bd_owner · 02-03-2023, 06:31 AM

Thanks to Hats Off Entertainment, I decided to check out this movie which I had never heard of before and did so especially because of John Candy, but honestly much as I tried to enjoy it I just didn't find it very funny or entertaining.

John Candy sure as heck did try his best to salvage this movie though there's only so much he could have done. This is just my opinion, obviously.

Moreover, I read on IMDb that there were others who thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm happy for them.

Hope you enjoy it if you ever watch it.

kylor · 02-03-2023, 12:51 PM

I haven't seen Delirious so I don't know how good/bad it is, however I did feel similarly to you but for his final movie Wagons East. Sometimes that John Candy magic can't always make a movie great. Although I can't be too harsh on that film since IIRC he died while filming so they ended up using a scene he had filmed twice to finish the movie. I suppose if he had gotten to finish the movie then it might've been better edited and paced.

RCRochester · 02-03-2023, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kylor

I haven't seen Delirious so I don't know how good/bad it is, however I did feel similarly to you but for his final movie Wagons East. Sometimes that John Candy magic can't always make a movie great. Although I can't be too harsh on that film since IIRC he died while filming so they ended up using a scene he had filmed twice to finish the movie. I suppose if he had gotten to finish the movie then it might've been better edited and paced.

I haven't seen Delirious since the early 90s on VHS. I remember that I quite enjoyed it, I though it had a fun concept.

Candy was in a lot of mediocre product that I ended up seeing just because I was a fan of his going back to his SCTV days.

It took me a long time to get around to Wagons East and I've only seen it once. I could not enjoy it, knowing that Candy died during filming, it casts a pall over the whole thing and it's obvious what scenes were filmed after his death.

CouncilSpectre · 02-03-2023, 03:15 PM

I've had an Amazon.de window open in my browser for the past couple of weeks to remind me to pick up the DE release when I can be bothered to order. I think I'll leave it open a little longer......

Dragon78 · 02-03-2023, 08:01 PM

I really enjoyed the movie.....though not nearly as much as "Who's Harry Crumb?"

buck135 · 02-03-2023, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragon78

I really enjoyed the movie.....though not nearly as much as "Who's Harry Crumb?"

I really don't care for Harry Crumb, but this is one of the funniest scenes ever:

https://www.youtube.com/supported_br...tube.com/watch

Jay H. · 02-03-2023, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_7yGv7NJ-4

Thanks to Hats Off Entertainment, I decided to check out this movie which I had never heard of before and did so especially because of John Candy, but honestly much as I tried to enjoy it I just didn't find it very funny or entertaining.

John Candy sure as heck did try his best to salvage this movie though there's only so much he could have done. This is just my opinion, obviously.

Moreover, I read on IMDb that there were others who thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm happy for them.

Hope you enjoy it if you ever watch it.

John Candy movies are always watchable because of Candy, but this isn't very funny. It might be a better movie if you are a fan of soap operas, but I'm not.

Just a few months prior to this movie's release, another soap-based comedy was in theaters: Soapdish. Now THAT is a funny movie.

Walter Kafka · 02-03-2023, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_7yGv7NJ-4

Thanks to Hats Off Entertainment, I decided to check out this movie which I had never heard of before and did so especially because of John Candy, but honestly much as I tried to enjoy it I just didn't find it very funny or entertaining.

John Candy sure as heck did try his best to salvage this movie though there's only so much he could have done. This is just my opinion, obviously.

Moreover, I read on IMDb that there were others who thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm happy for them.

Hope you enjoy it if you ever watch it.

I had to think, but, yes, I have the blu-ray of this. Who's Harry Crumb? is better and sexier. On the other hand, the theme song can't be beat. (It was also in a Cheech and Chong movie.)

NJScorpio · 03-04-2024, 05:16 PM

I'm tempted to buy the OOP Kino Lorber release. I'm one of those people that really enjoys this movie. It's one of those comedies that are not funny 100% of the time, but averages out to a pleasant experience (for me) that I like to revisit. I feel like it's subject matter captures something very specific about the era.

Very similar in that regard to Spies Like Us.

originalHDphantom · 03-04-2024, 09:53 PM

I'm still hoping that KL or another studio re-releases this and gives it a new scan and some special features of some sort.

Zivouhr · 03-04-2024, 10:09 PM

I never saw John Candy's Delirious, but it's on Tubi TV, so I'll check it out. I didn't realize it was linked to Prince's song, Delirious.

Chedwiggen · 03-04-2024, 10:32 PM

Love this movie and glad I have the blu, now bring on an Only the Lonely blu release.

Zivouhr · 03-08-2024, 11:47 PM

I did get to watch Delirious with John Candy. It was interesting. The funniest line was about the refrigerator I thought. Not a direct comedy, but more of a concept film with some humor, kind of like how Groundhog Day is a concept film of repeating the same day over and over. In this film, he enters the hospital of the Soap Opera that he is the writer for, but has to deal with his script constantly being re-written or characters being removed/changed. An interesting movie with a light-hearted mood to the characters. Nothing serious.

Delirious in 1991 was only 3 years about before John Candy's last film role in 1994's Wagon's East. I saw a documentary that suggested he was still using drugs when he died of a heart attack, but not sure, combined with binge eating during John Candy's untimely death at 43 years old, March 4, 1994, exactly 30 years ago this month 2024.

Dragon78 · 03-09-2024, 10:53 AM

John Candy is one of the actors who passed away in the last 35 years that I miss the most.

disco1979 · 05-21-2024, 07:33 AM

This was available at my local music/movie store so I scooped it up. I enjoyed it. It's not a great movie and it was nice to see Candy in a romantic leading role, but I thought the supporting cast actually stole the movie - Raymond Burr, Charles Rocket, David Rasche and especially Dylan Baker were hilarious. Soapdish is definitely funnier but I thought this had some clever writing. It was just a bit too inconsistent.

It would be nice if this got reissued with proper bonus features. The trailer features some stuff not in the film so there must be some deleted scenes lying around somewhere.

Cutter_ · 03-02-2025, 05:49 PM

On the Uncle Buck 4K/blu-ray release Kino it has a bunch of Candy and Hughes trailers with Delirious being one. Usually Kino doesn’t put on trailers of out of print titles. I was curious if this was getting reissued by Kino?

02-03-2023, 12:51 PM	#2
kylor Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2015 Location:The past.. or the future. 4K collection:696 Blu-ray collection:7101 DVD collection:620 MA collection:1030 Digital collection:2058 Trading Score:3	I haven't seen Delirious so I don't know how good/bad it is, however I did feel similarly to you but for his final movie Wagons East. Sometimes that John Candy magic can't always make a movie great. Although I can't be too harsh on that film since IIRC he died while filming so they ended up using a scene he had filmed twice to finish the movie. I suppose if he had gotten to finish the movie then it might've been better edited and paced.

02-03-2023, 03:15 PM	#4
CouncilSpectre Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:900 Blu-ray collection:7092 DVD collection:881 iTunes collection:13 Prime collection:107 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:24	I've had an Amazon.de window open in my browser for the past couple of weeks to remind me to pick up the DE release when I can be bothered to order. I think I'll leave it open a little longer......

02-03-2023, 08:01 PM	#5
Dragon78 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2019	I really enjoyed the movie.....though not nearly as much as "Who's Harry Crumb?"

03-04-2024, 05:16 PM	#9
NJScorpio Senior Member Member since:Jun 2023 4K collection:172 Blu-ray collection:1103 DVD collection:182	I'm tempted to buy the OOP Kino Lorber release. I'm one of those people that really enjoys this movie. It's one of those comedies that are not funny 100% of the time, but averages out to a pleasant experience (for me) that I like to revisit. I feel like it's subject matter captures something very specific about the era. Very similar in that regard to Spies Like Us.

03-04-2024, 09:53 PM	#10
originalHDphantom Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2015 Location:Canada 4K collection:293 Blu-ray collection:4314 DVD collection:679 Digital collection:54 Blu-ray reviews: 27	I'm still hoping that KL or another studio re-releases this and gives it a new scan and some special features of some sort.

03-04-2024, 10:09 PM	#11
Zivouhr Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	I never saw John Candy's Delirious, but it's on Tubi TV, so I'll check it out. I didn't realize it was linked to Prince's song, Delirious.

03-04-2024, 10:32 PM	#12
Chedwiggen Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2012 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Trading Score:94	Love this movie and glad I have the blu, now bring on an Only the Lonely blu release.

03-08-2024, 11:47 PM	#13
Zivouhr Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	I did get to watch Delirious with John Candy. It was interesting. The funniest line was about the refrigerator I thought. Not a direct comedy, but more of a concept film with some humor, kind of like how Groundhog Day is a concept film of repeating the same day over and over. In this film, he enters the hospital of the Soap Opera that he is the writer for, but has to deal with his script constantly being re-written or characters being removed/changed. An interesting movie with a light-hearted mood to the characters. Nothing serious. Delirious in 1991 was only 3 years about before John Candy's last film role in 1994's Wagon's East. I saw a documentary that suggested he was still using drugs when he died of a heart attack, but not sure, combined with binge eating during John Candy's untimely death at 43 years old, March 4, 1994, exactly 30 years ago this month 2024.

03-09-2024, 10:53 AM	#14
Dragon78 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2019	John Candy is one of the actors who passed away in the last 35 years that I miss the most.

05-21-2024, 07:33 AM	#15
disco1979 Special Member Member since:Jun 2017 Location:Toronto, Ontario 4K collection:264 Blu-ray collection:2170	This was available at my local music/movie store so I scooped it up. I enjoyed it. It's not a great movie and it was nice to see Candy in a romantic leading role, but I thought the supporting cast actually stole the movie - Raymond Burr, Charles Rocket, David Rasche and especially Dylan Baker were hilarious. Soapdish is definitely funnier but I thought this had some clever writing. It was just a bit too inconsistent. It would be nice if this got reissued with proper bonus features. The trailer features some stuff not in the film so there must be some deleted scenes lying around somewhere.

03-02-2025, 05:49 PM	#16
Cutter_ Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Florida 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Prime collection:- Trading Score:197	On the Uncle Buck 4K/blu-ray release Kino it has a bunch of Candy and Hughes trailers with Delirious being one. Usually Kino doesn’t put on trailers of out of print titles. I was curious if this was getting reissued by Kino?

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